Chapter 34

On May 1st, classes are back to normal today.

And practical classes are also starting.

The instructor for the practical course is Mr. Bloom, our homeroom teacher.

Mr. Bloom, a former court magician, has a special aptitude for darkness, intermediate for ice, and low for water.

While Mr. Bloom is like that, the students also have wands, but I don't need a wand.

I don't need one, but I have one just in case.

It's kind of a bother, though.

"First, gather in groups of three. ... Good, you're gathered. These are the people you'll entrust your lives to. Even though this is school, anything can happen in a real battle, so to survive, you need to work together and overcome various difficulties."

Mr. Bloom scanned the students and smiled, then took out a wand from his robe, about 50 cm long with a gemstone embedded in the tip.

"I'll be seeing your magic in party units. The magic can be of any attribute, but it should be low-level. Got it? Magic, not anything else."

With that, Mr. Bloom supplied magic power to his wand and cast a defensive barrier over the entire field.

That wand seems to be a magic item capable of casting barriers.

However, a magic item that can cast a mid-level spatial barrier over such a wide area must be incredibly expensive, right? I doubt it's Mr. Bloom's personal property.

"I'm not really good at magic. But I can manage with low-level...," Carla muttered.

Carla has a special aptitude for fire, so if she tries, she should be able to use low-level magic without any problem.

"I can manage with low-level, but it's tough with mid-level," Peron said.

Peron has a high aptitude for wind, so he should be able to use it without any problem.

"Christoph, you can easily cast low-level magic, right?"

"I can cast it easily now, but when I first started training, it was tough. It took me six days to cast my first magic."

"Eh? ... Six days?"

"I heard six days too..."

The two seemed surprised.

From Carla, I heard "over two months," and from Peron, "nearly three months."

"Is it the same for everyone?"

"No way!"

Carla, you don't need to shout for me to hear you!

"Hey, you're being noisy!"

Look, Mr. Bloom is scolding you.

"Next is you. If you have that much energy, show me some magic that will entertain my eyes!"

Isn't that a bit strange? Magic isn't entertainment.

"Come on, let's go."

I led the two grumbling students forward.

As we passed by Mr. Bloom, he said, "Don't break the barrier."

Hehe, I won't make the same mistake as the entrance exam.

But then he added, "Don't forget to entertain my eyes," which I thought was very much like Mr. Bloom.

Now, how do I entertain his eyes...

"Carla, use Fireball. Peron, use Whirlwind."

"Okay, but what are you going to do?"

"Just synchronize your casting. The rest will be a surprise."

"Got it."

The two looked at each other, nodded, and began to chant in unison.

"Offering a small magic, create a small ball of fire, and burn his things... Fireball."

"Offering a small magic, create a small whirlwind, and tear his things... Whirlwind."

The moment their magic was cast, I released the spatial attribute 'Contraction' to compress the space.

I confirmed that the Fireball and Whirlwind merged into one within the compressed space, then added more magic power... and the result was a Fire Tornado.

The Fire Tornado formed a column of fire around the scarecrow, burning fiercely.

Oh, it worked well, even though it was improvised.

I'm only using low-level magic, so there should be no complaints.

The Fire Tornado, enhanced by two attributes and additional magic power, has a power close to that of a high-level spell.

"Wh-What?!"

Carla and Peron are both surprised.

Hehe, how about that? This is the triple attack of the Trinity!

Just as I was thinking that, I was hit on the head from behind.

It was Mr. Bloom.

"I told you not to break the barrier! It was almost destroyed!"

"I adjusted the power to avoid that..."

"Adjusted the power... You..."

I properly adjusted the power to match the barrier, used only low-level magic, and entertained his eyes, right?

I think I've met all the requirements.

As if my thoughts were conveyed, Mr. Bloom said, "Well... You pass. Go to the back," with a resigned tone.

When I was about to move to the back, I heard, "Really no incantation... even the combination," and realized I had cast the magic without an incantation. But since it's done, I'll deny it if anyone asks.

I feel like my peaceful life is slipping away...

By the way, combination magic does exist, but it's a high-level skill that only those with years of experience in magic and close relationships can perform.

I managed to force the combination of the magic cast by Carla and Peron, which is quite a feat.

... If Captain Rosalia knew, she'd probably say, "What are you doing?!"

I tried to pull myself together and dragged the still-dazed Carla and Peron, but the other students watching from behind were also still dazed.

Oh, the princess and the idiot are glaring at me for different reasons.

The other parties also took turns casting their magic, but perhaps because of the impact of our party, it didn't get very exciting.

By the way, the princess used Iceball, and the idiot used Fireball.

However, the princess's main attribute is light, but she used Iceball.

She seems to focus more on magic, so she probably doesn't put much effort into regular magic.

It's the age of magic, after all.

And from Carla and Peron...

"What did you do (?!)" they demanded.

When I secretly told them about the combination magic, Carla fainted.